Wholesale inflation jumps record 9.6% over past 12 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.6% in November from a year earlier,…
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Martin Scorsese Institute to be established by NYU
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese’s alma mater, New York University, is establishing a film institute in his name…
Continue ReadingWomen say they do most chores, child care: AP-NORC poll
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writer Many couples who don’t have children expect that they’ll more or less share household duties equally…
Continue ReadingIsraeli official says Syria must not have chemical weapons
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s intelligence minister says Syria cannot be allowed to obtain chemical…
Continue ReadingItalian births decline dramatically during pandemic
MILAN (AP) — Italian women are having dramatically fewer babies than ever during the pandemic, accentuating one of the world’s lowest birth…
Continue ReadingBanks slowly reconsider overdraft fees, amid public pressure
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The banking industry appears to have overdone it on overdraft fees. After decades of raking in…
Continue ReadingAfghan victims saddened US drone strike to go unpunished
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan survivors of an errant U.S. drone strike that killed 10 members of their…
Continue ReadingGreek commentator’s death puts spotlight on unvaccinated
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An unvaccinated Greek commentator and publisher has died of respiratory failure and resulting complications from COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingPortugal picked for Europe’s biggest lithium treatment plant
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A Portuguese and a Swedish company are joining forces to build in Portugal what they say will be Europe’s largest lithium…
Continue ReadingOmicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading so rapidly…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed ahead of Fed policy statement
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia as traders await the outcome of the last Federal Reserve meeting of…
Continue ReadingGerman COVID panel to give advice by Christmas as cases ease
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of a new expert panel advising the German government on the coronavirus pandemic are…
Continue ReadingPolish youth is first known omicron case in mainland China
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Health ministry says that a Polish teenager who flew from Warsaw to China last week is continental…
Continue ReadingFireball from overturned tanker kills 75 in Haiti: official
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and EVENS SANON Associated Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — Authorities say at least 75 people were killed and dozens more…
Continue ReadingWHO: Africa might miss 70% vaccination goal until late 2024
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The World Health Organization says the African continent might not reach the target of…
Continue ReadingPfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron…
Continue ReadingNATO chief applies for job as Norway’s central bank governor
BY JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has applied to be the next governor of…
Continue ReadingWindows at German mosque damaged, unclear if it was targeted
BERLIN (AP) — Police say several windows at a mosque in the eastern German city of Leipzig were broken after dozens of people set off fireworks,…
Continue ReadingPhilippine leader quits from Senate race in latest flip-flop
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn his candidacy for a Senate seat in next…
Continue ReadingSerbia takes big step forward in EU membership talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia is taking a significant step toward joining the European Union. Belgrade opened talks Tuesday on a series of policies linked…
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